REI reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,367 total reviews)
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35% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,367 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The REI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
Jun 15, 2013

First and only job I've ever had (7+ years) and I think that says something.

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Pros

Excellent people to work with, relaxed environment, excellent values, great discounts, and some of the best healthcare benefits around. One of the major reasons I work for REI is because they have great values (sustainability, humanitarian, etc.) and they follow through on them from the ground up. It's very inspiring.

Cons

More than likely you will have to move to a new city if you want to move up in the company quickly. There aren't a ton of regional opportunities for advancement but more are developing all the time.

1.0
Jun 14, 2013

Horrible place to work

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Pros

Great discount when you work there

Cons

Management is horrible and very dishonest. If you don't fit in to the so called REI crowd they will try everything in the book to get you to quit. I have worked over 20 years in my life and this is one of the worst jobs I have ever had. They are so focused on what REI has to offer and REI will be there for you.

1.0
Jun 13, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Majority of employees are kind and cooperative. Excellent discounts and pro-deals. Good health insurance for Part time employees as well as 401k plans offered.

Cons

It sad how they blow smoke in your face during New Hire Orientation. Management Makes you believe its a Community and a Family Co-Op company. It's all CoRPorate now. Its been Corporate for over 10 years! But Now with Sally out of the house, Headquarters/Management has now run amok with their stores and management has even segregated themselves from the employees. They pretend to care about your goals of moving up the ladder if you're interested in pursuing a career in that circus, they usually listen, take your thoughts into consideration and then forget about you and 'painfully' avoid you if you want to follow up with them. If there is an issue with your schedule or requesting time off, so if they Dont like you, they ignore you. They also apply this passive aggressiveness in getting you to quit. They cannot face you and let you go, instead they screw with your hours and schedule and wait for you to get frustrated and leave. They dont like employees that speak up, voice their concerns, and call out the Truth where they see fit. Being the squeaky wheel actually gets you black balled amongst all of management. This is all Fact.

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